User blog comment:Eskapist19/Devil May Cry 5/@comment-1406057-20100112130854

That is true. When I envisioned Sparda's brother, I thought of someone who rivaled Sparda in power and mind. He doesn't work in the shadows. Rather, he places himself in the open. When he defeated Mundus, he also conquered a large portion of the demon world. He sent the armies of the different hells to conquer each other, while he focues more on Earth. By keeping his forces busy, they won't have the power to rebel against him, while his enemies will not be able to rise against him. He himself fought on the battlefield, but stopped when he overthrew Mundus. It's possible his name was Hashashmiel, but changed it to Empyrean to make himself seem more powerful. After all, names are powerful things to demons.